Genital Warts Treatment And Removal
Nov 14th, 2011 Phillip Poulak
Genital warts is a type of venereal disease. It has recently become the most common venereal disease. This disease affects all ages, but is most commonly seen in the younger generation: people between seventeen and thirty-three years of age. This disease is caused by the virus known as HPV, or human papilloma virus. There are many different types of this virus, in fact, hundreds or possibly thousand of different strains. However, it is types six and eleven that are thought to cause genital warts. If you are affected with this disease, you are likely concerned with finding a genital warts treatment that will effectively work.
In some cases, people may not even know that they are affected by genital warts and the warts may even disappear on their own before they realize that they are affected. Most cases of genital warts will eventually require some form of treatment before they will clear up. It is important to have this disease treated as soon as possible, because in some cases they actually can turn out to be cancerous.
Symptoms of genital warts are not always very noticeable, which makes this disease even more dangerous. There are a few symptoms that some experience including: vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge in women, headache, fever, and backache, burning or itching sensations around sex organs, and a difficulty swallowing food or choking feeling.
Those most likely to become affected by this venereal disease are those who engage in unprotected sex with multiple partners or an unknown person who may be affected and thus transmit it. It has also recently been discovered that those who drink alcohol or engage in tobacco habits excessively put themselves at a great risk for developing genital warts. Another factor that has not been proven but still remains a possibility is birth control pills. It has been suggested that these may be a cause in the development of this disease.
If you suspect that you may have genital warts, it is important to see a doctor as soon as necessary and get an expert's diagnosis. If you are diagnosed with genital warts, your doctor may recommend one of several options for you to consider. The treatment he suggests will largely depend on a few different factors: the location of the warts, their appearance, and the number of them that are present.
Surgery: This is usually more of a last resort to remove genital warts unless a patient has an unusually bad case of them. Otherwise, if other treatments do not work, this measure will be taken.
Topical Medicines: Your doctor can prescribe a topical cream to apply to the warts for several weeks regularly. This method is simple and usually will clear up outbreaks of genital warts.
Cryptotherapy: This treatment can be performed simply in a doctor's office and is a quick method for removal. Your physician will use a liquid form of nitrogen to freeze off the warts.
Electrocautery: this is a recent development that is not often used because of the known risk for infection following the treatment. This requires that a patient be given an anesthesia so that the warts can be removed using an electric current.
Laser treatments: People who are regularly affected by new outbreaks of genital warts will need laser treatments to help get them under control.
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